Species

Odonthalia dentata

Phylum: RHODOPHYCOTA

Kindom: Plantae

Size: finger tip to mid forearm 20-30 cm

Depth: 10-25 m

Sightings: 11

Description: The thallus of this species is dark red in colour, grows to 30 cm long and is perennial. It is attached by a discoid holdfast and grows in tufts, erect, firm and cartilaginous. All the axes and branches are compressed or flat with an inconspicuous central midrib. The lateral branches are short and are produced alternately from near the base, they are deeply toothed. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odonthalia_dentata

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